The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: February 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 18:00 EST

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Tom Harrington. CBC News has learned the proposed U.S. tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports could be double trouble for Canada. All Canadian imports to America already face a 25 percent tariff on March 4th, but the new levies on those metals take effect March 12th, and the White House says the two taxes will be combined, meaning the country may face 50 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum. Meantime, as Kate McKenna

reports, the premiers are lobbying hard against all of it in Washington. Let's stick together and please get the message to President Trump. This is not a good idea for both countries. Doug Ford is touring Washington with a message. He spoke at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this morning. The two greatest countries in the world. Let's work together. But it's unclear whether his message is seeping in. Yesterday Donald Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum and at Ford's event much of the crowd was Canadian. Do I think it's going to resonate with Donald Trump? Probably not. Eric Miller is a DC based consultant. This is a case where unfortunately President Trump has to touch the hot

stove before he realizes how valuable and integrated this relationship is. All 13 Canadian premiers are in Washington this week, part of a massive anti-tariff push. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Washington. The tariffs were the topic du jour for some on the Liberal leadership campaign trail. Candidates are talking tough in an effort to become the next Canadian Prime Minister. Mark Carney spoke in Regina about the issue. We as Canadians are coming together. We're going to build our strength here at home. We have many other options abroad. We are going to develop those rapidly.

And if the Americans are going to be reasonable, if the Americans are going to be willing to strike an agreement and not tear it up a few years later, but strike an agreement with Honour that they are going to be willing to strike an agreement and not tear it up a few years later, but strike an agreement with Honour that they are going to honour, then we look forward to sitting down and having those negotiations. Chris, your freelance campaign today focused on affordability for Canadians, putting out a multi-point plan that includes cutting taxes. Fentanyl was one of the reasons Donald Trump said he was imposing tariffs on Canada. Today, the federal government announced the new Fentanyl czar,

the prime minister promised the president. Kevin Brosseau spent more than 20 years in the RCMP, including as deputy commissioner. He was recently the prime minister's deputy national security and intelligence adviser. Justin Trudeau says Brasso's appointment will accelerate Canada's efforts to detect, disrupt and dismantle the fentanyl trade. The price tag for one of the costliest storms in Canadian history continues to rise. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the cost of a hailstorm in Calgary last summer is now expected to be millions more. Aaron Collins has the latest. This was already the second costliest disaster in Canadian history and the price and the toll continues to rise.

Aaron Sutherland says the cost of last summer's hailstorm is up more than $250 million. Sutherland with the Insurance Bureau of Canada says more than half of the claims made because of the storm were due to damaged vehicles. He says most of those have been dealt with, but Sutherland says it's taking longer for insurers deal with the more than 60,000 homes that were damaged. When you have tens of thousands of claims all at the same time, you typically see them take a little bit longer because there's just not enough

people to do that work. Sutherland adds the cost of those repairs could continue to rise. And he says rising costs are putting pressure on insurance premiums too. A growing problem according to Sutherland as the frequency and severity of storms in Canada continues to rise. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Calgary. Salman Rushdie testified today at the trial of the man accused of attacking him. The Today at the trial of the man accused of attacking him the 2022 stabbing left the British author blind in one eye

Rushdie described seeing a masked man rush at him while he was on stage in New York He felt a sense of great pain and shock and remembered lying in a pool of blood The 27 year old accused has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault The district attorney says discussing a motive will be unnecessary the former leader of Iran issued a fatwa against Rushdie in 1989. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington.